The voyage of Berrimilla a 33 foot yacht from Sydney, Australia to the UK via Alaska and the North West passage. Gripping stuff and a must for all sailors; armchair or otherwise.....
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Monday, 25 August 2008

6750 05805 Lizzie hasn't whizzed

I've been having unusual problems with all the electronic stuff - loong story but it all seems to have been due to very low battery power. Been running the engine all day and now fully charged @ 14 volts. Not sure what happened, but might be something to do with the whizzer.

Have finally found a phone number that works for officialdom in Greenland. It is for their equivalent of the coastguard. Called in to report possible arrival in Nuuk wednesday and was told to report 4 times per day from now on - 'for my own protection' - and that I had 30 minutes to make the call each time or they would initiate SAR. I told them where we have come from and that this seemed a bit excessive especially given the difficulty in communicating. We compromised on once a day which I can live with. Today's little bit of irony!